‘I’ll be virtually housebound’: DWP strips ex-nurse of mobility car despite progressive illness
MS sufferer and wheelchair user Penny Aitken was granted a mobility car by the government :: Benefits system changes have ruled she no longer needs […]
Disabled teenager trapped for 11 years in Govanhill home
A DISABLED teenager has been trapped at home during an 11 year wait for a ground floor property. Tanveer Hussein lives in a top floor […]
Man hailed a ‘super dad’ after adopting four children with disabilities
A 33-year-old single dad has been hailed a hero after he adopted four children with disabilities. Ben Carpenter, from Huddersfield, has been adopting the kids […]
Severely disabled girl used as face of care company…evicted from her home
A mother says her severely disabled daughter who was used as the face of a care company on its VANS has now been evicted from […]
TOMMY HILFIGER WILL NOW DESIGN CLOTHES SPECIFICALLY FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
Tommy Hilfiger has announced plans to make a line of clothes for people with disabilities, Bloomberg has reported. The American fashion label is tapping into […]
MP’s anger over red-tape appeals limbo for disabled people
DISABLED Scots who lose out on key vehicles or payments are having to wait nearly five months for their appeals against the decisions to be […]
Leeds mum claimed £85,000 in benefits for disabled son for six years after he died
A MOTHER who failed to declare her disabled son had died and fraudulently claimed more than £85,000 in benefits for six years after his death […]
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) risk in kids can be diagnosed early with MRI brain scans, reveals study
Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease, which has no definitive cause. And hence, the diagnosis of this disease in kids becomes late. However, according to […]
The eyes have it: how technology allows you to speak when all you can do is blink
Steve Thomas and I are talking about brain implants. Bonnie Tyler’s Holding Out For a Hero is playing in the background and for a moment […]
Women warned of epilepsy drug’s risk to unborn children
A young mum from Southport says her two children were born with disabilities because of the epilepsy drug sodium valproate . Antonia Rimmer says she’s […]
Devon father doesn’t know if his children have disease which ‘traps’ you inside your body
Andrew and Michelle Phare are hosting a charity ball to raise funds for Huntington’s disease in the hope of finding a cure After watching his […]
Weymouth stroke survivor, Kirsty Roberts, calls on people to join Give a Hand and Bake campaign
A Weymouth stroke survivor is calling on people to roll up their sleeves, grab a mixing bowl and getting baking in a campaign to help […]
Why I secretly taped my disability assessment
Every month 60,000 ill and disabled people have their needs assessed for benefits. Some are so worried about the process that they are using mobile […]
How an 80-year-old woman went to war with the DWP over her son’s cruel disability cuts… and won
Eighty-year-old Eileen Knight has dedicated her entire life to looking after her severely disabled son Trevor. Now 53, Trevor has had severe learning difficulties since […]
Council is under investigation after it is revealed they published personal details of 1,400 disabled, foster families and carers on their website for SEVEN YEARS
Personal details of around 1,400 disabled people, foster parents and carers were published online by mistake – leaving fraudsters free to abuse them for seven […]
